Press Release Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, is dissatisfied with the recent attempts being made by the Senate to amend the Act establishing the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, apparently to guarantee the independence and neutrality of the CCT. As things stand today, both the Code of Conduct Bureau and its tribunal are […]
Following the global outrage that has trailed the revelations in the Panama Papers of financial corruption around the globe, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Centre for Development and Development (CDD) and broad coalition of Civil Society stakeholders including the Nigerian Network on Stolen Assets, NNSA, Tax Justice and Governance Network, Say No Campaign organised a rally […]
Press Release 6th April, 2016 Benin City, Edo State. Following the global outrage that have trailed the startling revelations in the Panama Papers of financial corruption around the globe, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) an anti-corruption watchdog has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to immediately order the investigation of all Nigerians implicated in the […]
By Innocent Edemhanria The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) represent a global standard to promote open and accountable management of natural resources and seek to strengthen government and company systems, inform public debate, and enhance trust. It prides itself in the multi stakeholder approach where its implementation process involves partnership from governments, companies and civil society working together. But recent […]
Hannibal Visits ANEEJ! Unlike the Hannibal of old, this Hannibal Uwaifo, President of the African Bar Association, AfBA, drove into ANEEJ premises without fanfare. Dressed in a sky-blue kaftan with feet ensconced in a flip-flop, he held a smile that measured his self-confidence and assuredness. In tow with him was the media director of the ABA, Samuel Abasilim, decked in […]
Press Release March 1, 2016 Benin City, Edo State…In the wake of recent reports that a South African telecoms provider, MTN, has paid N50billion to the Federal Government of Nigeria as an initial step to resolve the impasse generated from its disobedience to a directive by Nigerian telecoms regulatory body, the NCC, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, […]
January 22, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, welcomes the election of Fedrik Reinfeldt as the new chairperson of the Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI, as Clare Short prepares to step down in February 2016. Fedrik Reinfeldt whose election is expected to be ratified in February at the 7th Global […]
Press Release 22nd December, 2015 Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, welcomes the sack of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC management board, and is happy with an interim reconstitution of the team with a recognized personage in Mrs. Ibim Semenitari. In the light of this development, ANEEJ calls for a comprehensive investigation of […]
Press Release 9th December, 2015. Benin City- Given the worrisome level of corruption in almost all sectors of the country, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a non-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation working on corruption and governance issues has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to Break the Corruption Chain in Nigeria by strengthening all regulatory agencies and institutions of […]
7th December, 2015. ANEEJ-LITE-Africa Calls for re-focus of Niger Delta Development Agencies for optimum performance Benin City Edo State…Several years after the establishment of Niger Delta Development Agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, EDSOGPADEC, DESOPADEC and OSOPADEC, the Africa Network of Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and Leadership Initiative for Transformation and […]